Install nvm on Mac OSX

INSTALLATION PROCESS

You can install Node Version Manager using git, curl or wget. You run these commands in Terminal on Mac OSX.

curl example:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.3/install.sh | bash

wget example:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.3/install.sh | bash

TEST THAT NVM WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED

To test that nvm was properly installed, close and re-open Terminal and enter nvm. If you get a nvm: command not found message, your OS may not have the necessary .bash_profile file. In Terminal, enter touch ~/.bash_profile and run the above install script again.

If you still get nvm: command not found, try the following:

• In Terminal, enter nano .bashrc. You should see an export script almost identical to the following:

export NVM_DIR=”/Users/johndoe/.nvm” [ -s “$NVM\_DIR/nvm.sh” \] && . “$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh”

• Copy the export script and remove it from .bashrc
• Save and Close the .bashrc file (CTRL+O – Enter – CTRL+X)
• Next, enter nano .bash_profile to open the Bash Profile
• Paste the export script you copied into the Bash Profile on a new line
• Save and Close the Bash Profile (CTRL+O – Enter – CTRL+X)
• Finally enter nano .bashrc to re-open the .bashrc file
• Paste the following line into the file:

source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

• Save and Close (CTRL+O – Enter – CTRL+X)
• Restart Terminal and enter nvm to test if it’s working